Mesolithic Europe

A pan-European overview of the archaeology of hunter-gatherer societies, written by experts in each region.

List of contents

1. Mesolithic Europe - glimpses of another world Penny Spikins; 2. Innovating hunter-gatherers: the Mesolithic in the Baltic Marek Zvelebil; 3. Norwegian Mesolithic trends: a review Hein Bjerck; 4. Southern Scandinavia Hans Peter Blankholm; 5. Mesolithic Britain Chris Tolan-Smith; 6. New developments in the study of the Mesolithic of the low countries Leo Verhardt; 7. The Mesolithic in France Nicolas Valdeyron; 8. The Mesolithic of the Upper Danube and the Upper Rhine Michael Jochim; 9. The Mesolithic of the Middle Danube and Upper Elbe rivers Jiri Svoboda; 10. The Mesolithic of the iron gates Clive Bonsall; 11. The Mesolithic of European Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine Pavel Doluckanov; 12. The Mesolithic of Atlantic Iberia Lawrence Guy Straus; 13. The coastal Mesolithic of the European Mediterranean Mark Pluciennik; 14. Mesolithic Europe, overview and new problems Geoff Bailey.

Summary

This book offers regional syntheses on the archaeology of the hunter-gatherer societies that inhabited Europe between 10,000 and 5,000 years ago. Written by experts in each region and with a diversity of theoretical perspectives the authors reveal new data, which demonstrates that this was a period of radical change and innovation.

Product details

• Authors: Geoff Bailey, Geoff (University of York) Spikins Bailey, Geoff Spikins Bailey
• Assisted by: Geoff Bailey (Editor), Penny Spikins (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.06.2010
• EAN: 9780521147972
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14797-2
• No. of pages: 500
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)